26 03, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES €200,000 BOOST FOR LIBRARY ONLINE SERVICES

By | March 26th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed the announcement of a €200,000 fund to buy 5,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks for public libraries following increased public demand. Minister Canney said: "The [...]

26 03, 2020

STAY AWAY FROM RIP-OFF MONEYLENDERS – CANNEY

By | March 26th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warned those finding themselves in financial difficulty because of the COVID-19 crisis to stay away from moneylenders. Minister Canney said: "We are getting reports [...]

26 03, 2020

CREDIT UNIONS DESIGNATED AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE

By | March 26th, 2020|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, National, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

The Government has designated credit unions as an essential service during the COVID-19 crisis. The move recognises that credit union members face financial difficulties resulting from the current pandemic and that Credit Unions are an [...]

26 03, 2020

AN POST INITIATIVE FOR OLDER AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE

By | March 26th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I very much welcome the Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An Post and the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) - [...]

26 03, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES AN POST INITIATIVE FOR OLDER AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE

By | March 26th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed a Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An [...]

25 03, 2020

ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY GRANT SCHEME DEADLINES EXTENDED

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]

25 03, 2020

SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDCARE SECTOR

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]

25 03, 2020

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET TO BE DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]

25 03, 2020

VOLUNTEER HELPLINE AND INFORMATION

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Following last week's launch of the Government Action Plan for Community Response to COVID-19 by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this is a reminder that the department has an email helpline for registered [...]

25 03, 2020

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY TEAM – TUESDAY MARCH 24

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland has died. The patient is a male and in the east of the country, with an underlying health [...]